An excellent WBA featherweight title clash takes place on Saturday at Polideportivo La Colonia in Junin, Argentina as champion Jonathan Victor Barros meets challenger Miguel Roman. Barros, 31-1-1 (18), is making his first defense since winning the vacant belt via seventh round stoppage against Irving Berry this past December while Roman, 33-7 (25), is participating…
Ricky Hatton is tipping Denton Vassell to become Hatton Promotions latest welterweight success story. The Mancunian risks his Commonwealth crown against fellow unbeaten fighter Bethuel Ushona at Wigan’s Robin Park Sports Centre on Saturday 26th March. Vassell hopes to follow in the footsteps of Craig Watson who lifted the British crown last month and Matthew…
‘Phat’ Pat McAleese returns to the ring next weekend, for the first time since his shock British Masters Light Middleweight title defeat, at the Steve Goodwin ‘Essex Eruption’ quadruple headlined extravaganza at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, Essex on Saturday 19th March 2011.
Purse bids called for, contest to take place by end of July The British Boxing board have today announced that British Heavyweight mandatory challenger Tyson Fury will finally get his chance to come face to face in the ring with current champion Dereck Chisora for the prestigious title. The Stewards have decided to put the…
Undefeated Michael “The Brazilian Rocky†Oliveira returns home for his second consecutive fight in his native Brazil, March 25 versus unbeaten Argentinean prospect Abel “El Principito†Nicolas Adriel for the Interim WBC Latino Super Middleweight Championship, headlining the “International Boxing Challenge†pro-am event at Mauro Pinheiro Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. The 20-year-old Oliveira (13-0, 11…
Danny Stoten, owner of the Lions Boxing Gym in Chelmsford, announces a highly interesting double event boxing show, ‘Cops versus Robbers’ and ‘The Jenna Barber Cup’, which will take place at Liquid Nightclub, Festival Leisure Park in Basildon, Essex, on Sunday 3rd April 2011. Danny has created this very special double event in order to…
Exciting super featherweight prospect, Danny “Joey” Valle (3-0, 3KO’s) has been added to the upcoming “March Mayhem” card Thursday, March 17th at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square, Long Island, NY. Valle will square off against New Jersey’s Siddell Blocker in a four round lightweight showdwn. The card, promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing,…
Tuesday at Portobellos in New York City, Havoc Boxing Promotions held the kick off press conference for a big boxing event that will take place on Saturday April 2nd at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York. Light Heavyweight contender, Elvir “The Kosovo Kid†Muriqi (38-5, 23 KO’s) will take part in the ten…
On Friday night, March 18th at the beautiful Harrah’s Casino in Chester, Pennsylvania, popular Jr. Welterweight “Rockin†Ryan Belasco will take on Bryne Green in the eight round main event. The card is promoted by Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman. Belasco of Wilmington, Delaware has a record of 14-4-3 with three knockouts and not…
A new World Champion was crowned last Saturday night at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, when Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated Matthew “Magic” Hatton for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight Title, but more importantly, the Mexican phenom made a statement to the boxing world waiting for the arrival of its next star…he has arrived. At just…
From the network that brought boxing fans the blockbuster fights of Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez, Showtime returns to the pay-per-view business with a cast and crew of veterans. The March 12 card headlined by Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga will be called by Steve Albert with Al Bernstein and Antonio Tarver serving as…
Integrated Sports Media, the undisputed leader in the pay-per-view boxing, announced today that it will be distributing “La Revancha,†featuring the highly-anticipated rematch between WBO light flyweight champion, Giovani “El Guerrero Azteca†Segura, and former 108-pound king, Ivan “Iron Boy†Calderon, April 2 live from Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico.